Common Cold

As against the popular belief, an attack of common cold and cough is actually your body’s way of detoxification to recover from an illness, instead of being an illness in itself.

The Classic Common Cold and Flu Chicken Soup

Crush 6 cloves of garlic and sauté in 1 tsp vegetable oil, until the color turns golden brown. Add into it a quart of beef or chicken stock and boil. Reduce the heat and beat in 2 egg whites. Now beat two egg yolks with 2 tbsp of distilled white vinegar and add this mixture into the soup. Add salt and pepper to taste.

natural remedies & Natural Cures for the Common Cold

For a sore throat, mix 1 tsp of lime- juice and 1 tbsp of honey. Drink in small portions, 2-3 times a day.

For mucus in your cough, mix ½ tsp each of ginger, ground cloves and cinnamon. Pour 1 cup of boiling water over the mixture and filter. Add honey for taste and drink.

For relief from a sore throat, gargle with vinegar 2-3 times a day.

Take plenty of vitamin C and zinc.

The home remedy, boneset can relieve you of the uncomfortable and painful feeling of a sore throat.

Take more of garlic that will help fight the infection.

Have licorice for a few days as it is a natural expectorant.

Take a few doses of the herb horehound, which can naturally clear up the mucus.

Use eucalyptus externally. Inhale it with steam for relief from cough.

Mix 1 teaspoon of basil leaves with a little honey for relief from cold.

Mix a few crushed cardamoms with two teaspoons of honey and sip it slowly.

Open a capsule of acidophilus and pour it down your throat. Try doing this 5-6 times a day for two days.

Other natural remedies for the Common Cold

You can also try various other herbs for relief from coughs and colds. The most common amongst these include:

Anise · Yarrow · Bee Balm · Angelica · Cayenne · Ground Ivy · Horehound · Plantain · Poppy · Radish · Rosemary · Violet · Feverfew · Garlic · Goldenrod · Echinacea

We hope you find the natural remedies and natural cures for the common cold helpful.

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